Blaze Guts 3 Apartments

Evanston — Three firefighters and one resident suffered minor injuries in a fire Saturday morning that gutted an Evanston apartment building.

Police were the first to arrive at the three-unit building at 1711 Emerson St. about 5 a.m. They broke down the door and helped residents to safety, officials said.

About 20 firefighters brought the blaze under control by 7:30 a.m. They said they had not determined the cause of the blaze. The building, which housed 11 people, suffered $175,000 damage, officials said.